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My Trip On The Ganges River - Paper

My Trip On The Ganges River


Dear Paul,
About 2 weeks ago I went on an exciting trip along the Ganges River. In
this letter I'll tell you all about it. It turns out that the Ganges has its
beginning in an ice cave 10,300 feet above sea level in the snow-covered
Himalayan Mountains of northern India. From there, the river flows towards the
southeast and goes through East Pakistan, for about 1,557 miles. Ganges River
then empties into the Bay of Bengal. Several tributary rivers, including the
Jumna, Rmganga, Gumti, Gogra, Son, and Kusi also add to the waters of the Ganges.

As I was going past the Bay of Bengal I noticed some people with severe
sicknesses and crippled bathing in the Ganges River. My guide told me that ...

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Ganges River is so important to the Indians that they call it "Ganga
Mata" or Mother Ganges. It is also the greatest waterway in India and one of the
largest in the world. Temples line the riverbank, and stairways, called ghats,
lead down to the water. I am enclosing one of the pictures I took of the Ganges
River.
The river is an important trade place. Its valley is fertile and densely
populated. Some of India's largest cities like Calcutta, Howrah, Patna, Benares,
Allahabad, and Cawnpore are located on the river. India's capital, New Delhi, is
on one of its tributaries, the Jumna. The Ganges River however, isn't as
important commercially as it once was. By the way, when we stopped in Calcutta
for the night, I was amazed by the city's low standard of living.
While traveling near Calcutta, my guide and I were attacked by
crocodiles!! Some of them live along the banks of the Ganges River. The
Brahmaputra River is a mighty river as well. It joins some of the branches of
the ...

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Added: 10/25/2008 06:22:08 AM
Category: Creative Writing
Type: Free Paper
Words: 419
Pages: 2

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